Association analysis between serum asprosin and metabolic characteristics, Complications in type 2 diabetic patients with different durations by Lijing Ma, Zhengqian Wang, Li Sun, Mina Li, Qianqian Wu, Ming Liu, Minggang Xu, Guoliang Shi, Jianhong Yin, Yan Wang, Linxin Xu

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Trajectory Tracking Control Based on Visual Localization and Adaptive Radial Basis Function Sliding Mode Control by Hung-Yih Tsai, Shih-Min Liao, Chang-Hong Liu

“…An Adaptive Radial Basis Function Sliding Mode Control (ARBFSMC) strategy is further employed to enhance the robustness of trajectory tracking. …”
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Mechanical and Durability Characteristics of Latex-Modified Fiber-Reinforced Segment Concrete as a Function of Microsilica Content by Woong Kim, Ri-On Oh, Joo-Ha Lee, Mi-Sol Kim, Sang-Min Jeon, Chan-Gi Park

“…This study evaluated the performance of latex-modified fiber-reinforced concrete (RC) segments as a function of the substitution level of microsilica and type of reinforced fiber, to address the problem of corrosion of steel segments and steel-reinforced fiber segments, which are commonly used to shield tunnel-boring machine (TBM) tunnels in urban spaces. …”
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Accurately assessing the risk of schizophrenia conferred by rare copy-number variation affecting genes with brain function. by Soumya Raychaudhuri, Joshua M Korn, Steven A McCarroll, International Schizophrenia Consortium, David Altshuler, Pamela Sklar, Shaun Purcell, Mark J Daly

“…The enrichment is simply driven by the large size of brain-function genes. Instead, we propose a case-control statistical test, cnv-enrichment-test, to compare the rate of CNVs impacting specific gene sets in cases versus controls. …”
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Association of Age With Lower Urinary Tract Function in Adult Men Presenting for Urodynamics: A Database Analysis by Sanjay Sinha, Lavina Matai

“…Background: Knowledge regarding lower urinary tract function in adult men could help in making informed choices. …”
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Role of body anthropometry in severe asthmatic patients: Evidences from the Severe Asthma Network in Italy (SANI) registry by Erminia Ridolo, PhD, Martina Ottoni, MD, Francesca Nicoletta, MD, Francesca Locatelli, MD, Luigi Martinelli, MD, Matteo Maule, MD, Naila Arif Cheema, MD, Francesco Blasi, PhD, Pierluigi Paggiaro, MD, Enrico Heffler, PhD, Luisa Brussino, PhD, Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Gianenrico Senna, MD, Marco Caminati, MD, Diego Bagnasco, PhD, Cecilia Calabrese, PhD, Gianna Camiciottoli, MD, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, PhD, Cristiano Caruso, MD, Angelo Guido Corsico, PhD, Maria Teresa Costantino, MD, Claudia Crimi, PhD, Alice D'Adda, MD, Simona D’Alò, MD, Maria D'Amato, PhD, Corrado D'Andria, MD, Stefano Del Giacco, MD, Fabiano Di Marco, PhD, Nicola Cosimo Facciolongo, MD, Alessandro Farsi, MD, Manuela Latorre, PhD, Manlio Milanese, PhD, Michele Mondoni, MD, Eustachio Nettis, MD, Girolamo Pelaia, MD, Laura Pini, MD, Luisa Ricciardi, PhD, Fabio Luigi Massimo Ricciardolo, PhD, Luca Richeldi, PhD, Pierachille Santus, PhD, Nicola Scichilone, PhD, Giulia Scioscia, PhD, Giuseppe Spadaro, MD, Antonio Spanevello, MD, Paolo Tarsia, MD, Mona Rita Yacoub, PhD

“…Demographic, clinical and functional features were compared, according to body mass index (BMI). …”
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Clinical and Functional Characteristics of Subjects with Asthma, COPD, and Asthma-COPD Overlap: A Multicentre Study in Vietnam by Sy Duong-Quy, Huong Tran Van, Anh Vo Thi Kim, Quyen Pham Huy, Timothy J. Craig

“…All study subjects underwent clinical examination and biological and functional testing. They were then followed for 6 months to evaluate the response to conventional treatment. …”
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Everyday functioning as a predictor of cognitive status in a group of community‐dwelling, predominantly Black adults by Ashlyn Runk, Meryl A. Butters, Andrea L. Rosso, Tamara Dubowitz, Wendy M. Troxel, Juleen Rodakowski, Tiffany L. Gary‐Webb, Ann Haas, Bonnie Ghosh‐Dastidar, Andrea M. Weinstein

“…Performance‐based assessments are a valuable tool for assessing functional decline. Most performance‐based measures were developed using homogenous samples. …”
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Positional Differences in Youth Water Polo Players: Cognitive Functions, Specific Swimming Capacities and Anthropometric Characteristics by Neven Kovačević, Frane Mihanović, Linda Lušić Kalcina, Tatjana Matijaš, Tea Galić

“…<b>Objectives:</b> Water polo players ought to possess various physical capacities and well-developed cognitive functions that reflect the requirements of their specific playing position. …”
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MgATPase Activity is Dispensable for the Pharmacological Regulation of the Functional Effects of the KATP Channels Opening in Brain Mitochondria by Olga V. Akopova, Anton Smirnov

“…Background: The mechanisms underlying the effects of pharmacological mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ channel (mKATP) channel openers on the functional effects of the mKATP channels opening remain disputable. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY OF CHRONIC SHOULDER PAIN AND PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING IN ELITE ATHLETES WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES by Martin Eremiev, Bobi Krumov, Irena Lyudmilova, Nadezhda Popova, Daniela Lubenova

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Latissimus dorsi muscle for functional reconstruction surgery of the triceps surae following soft tissue sarcoma resection by Daniela Kristina Carolino, Keiichi Muramatsu, Yasuhiro Tani, Masaya Ueda

“…Functional reconstructions of the lower leg are rarely described, especially those involving the posterior compartment. …”
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Evaluation of visual function within the central 10 degrees using IMOvifa™ 24plus (1-2). by Yuki Takagi, Ryo Asano, Kana Yamashita, Yukihiro Sakai, Sho Yokoyama, Kei Ichikawa, Kazuo Ichikawa

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The IMOvifa™ 24plus (1-2) may have a higher ability to detect defects in certain areas of the visual field, compared with HFA 24-2, and may also detect residual visual function. However, the IMOvifa™ 24plus (1-2) is difficult to substitute for the 10-2 test, as the 10-2 test is necessary for evaluating visual field defects within the central 10 degrees.…”
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Contrasting prenatal nutrition and environmental exposures in association with birth weight and cognitive function in children at 7 years by Alicja Wolk, Chris Gennings, Christian Lindh, Niclas Håkansson, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag

“…This makes it possible to test for the potential mitigating effects of good nutrition on health and development effects in offspring from EDCs.Results Using prenatal Food Frequency Questionnaire data to construct an individual’s MNI, the index was significantly and positively associated with important metabolic outcome (as measured by birth weight) and cognitive function at age 7 years (as measured by WISC IQ) in children when adjusted for covariates and prenatal concentrations of an EDC. …”
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The effect and permanence of corrective exercises on pain intensity, functional disability and kinematic parameters of bodybuilders with shoulder impingement syndrome by Mahdi Yousfvand, Masoud Golpayegani, Safoura Ghasemi

“…Exercises based on National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) principles are known as one of the new methods in the rehabilitation and prevention of sports injuries.Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect and permanence of corrective exercises on pain intensity, functional disability and kinematic parameters of bodybuilders with shoulder impingement syndrome.Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental research with a pre-test-post-test design, 20 male bodybuilders with shoulder impingement syndrome were randomly assigned in two groups; corrective exercises as the experimental group (n=10) and control group (n=10). …”
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Optimization of Black Garlic Protein Extraction Process and Exploration of Its Properties and Functions with Enzymatic Hydrolysis Products by Jian Liu, Yuanyuan Wang, Bo Wang, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyu Ren, Youchuang Zhang, Lijun Jiang, Chunming Dong, Guihong Zhao

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Effects of exercise intervention on executive function in children with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Pengfei Wang, Ying Meng, Jinnian Tong, Tiance Jiang

“…Background Weight control in children depends on executive function. Previous studies have shown that exercise interventions can effectively improve children’s executive function. …”
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The effect of physical activity on resilience of Chinese children: the chain mediating effect of executive function and emotional regulation by Yifan Xu, Kai Qi, Shuqiao Meng, Xiaoxiao Dong, Shimeng Wang, Dandan Chen, Aiguo Chen

“…Conclusions This study elucidates the mechanisms through which PA influences children’s resilience via executive function and emotion regulation, highlighting the crucial role of cognitive and ER skills in this process. …”
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Sleep Parameters of Breathing and Cognitive Function in a Diverse Hispanic/Latino CohortTake-home Points by Kevin A. González, MS, Wassim Tarraf, PhD, Shanmin Sultana, BS, Barbara Junco, MS, Eena Kosik, BS, Bradley Voytek, PhD, Hector M. González, PhD, Alberto R. Ramos, MD, MSPH, FAASM

“…Interpretation: Parameters of breathing are novel methods for understanding SDB and cognitive function. These results also suggest that faster breathing rate variability in women, but not in men, is related to worse cognitive function.…”
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Silent but significant: Functional elucidation of a synonymous ATP7B mutation in Wilson’s disease pedigrees by Qi Zhang, Qi Zhang, Xiaoming Xie, Hairong Li, Yulei Li, Hongyao Huang, Hongyao Huang

“…Bioinformatics tools (HSF, SpliceAI and ESEfinder 3.0) were used to predict the impact of mutations on the splicing function of precursor mRNA. The in vitro minigene experiment was conducted to verify the impact of the mutation on the splicing function of the precursor mRNA.ResultsWhole-exome sequencing of the proband identified a synonymous variant c.2145C&gt;T (p. …”
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